Amsterdam 2026: A curated art calendar

Documenting Netherlands: New Energy at the Rijksmuseum, 9 October 2026–17 January 2027. Photographer and filmmaker Kadir van Lohuizen shows how the North Sea and the surrounding countries are changing at a breakneck speed due to the rising demand for energy.

Willem de Kooning at Work at the Rijksmuseum, 9 October 2026–17 January 2027. See a major retrospective of de Kooning’s drawings, complemented by a selection of celebrated paintings and sculptures.

Adam Pendleton: Some Wild Kind of Language at the Stedelijk Museum, 10 October 2026–17 January 2027. Featuring 10 paintings and eight large-scale drawings, the exhibition showcases Pendleton’s exploration of abstract forms.

Whistler. Dandy and Disruptor at the Van Gogh Museum, 16 October 2026–10 January 2027. See how James McNeill Whistler used his belief that art should evoke a mood and how this helped shape modern art.

Kho Liang Ie: Mid-century Modernist at the Stedelijk Museum, until 18 October 2026. See this first major retrospective for Kho Liang Ie, whose designs for furniture and interiors played a key role in Dutch design from the 1950s to mid-1970s.

Willem De Kooning at Work at the Rijksmuseum, 1–8 November 2026. De Kooning returns to Amsterdam with this major retrospective exhibition.

PAN Amsterdam at RAI, 1–8 November 2026. The national art, antiques, and design fair returns with a mix across eras and mediums. 

Museumnacht Amsterdam, 7pm–2am 7 November. One night only, and more than 70 museums open late with special programmes, performances and parties. 

The Land of Chocolate Sprinkles. Building a new world together at H’ART Museum, until 8 November 2026. Using chocolate sculptures, this exhibition explores the exploitation, inequality and resistance of the production of chocolate.

20th-century Galleries at the Rijksmuseum, until 9 November 2026. See highlights from drawings by Madelon Vriesendorp, Charley Toorop’s artistic circle and the influence of photography on 20th-century advertising.

Mette Sterre. The Manufacturing of Spirits and Other Mechanical Wonders at Museum Cobra, 21 November 2026–4 April 2027. Sterre combines performance, sculpture, body masks, robotics and installation in her work. Her sculptures often have a physical quality, while her performances emerge from objects, costumes and prosthetic extensions of the body.

Pat Oleszko: Fool Disclosure at Museum Cobra, 21 November 2026–4 April 2027. The exhibition brings together sculpture, performance, costume, film and political commentary in an exuberant world in which humour and imagination undermine all forms of authority.

Keerthana Kunnath: Not What You Saw at Foam, until 27 November 2026. See the world of female bodybuilders in Kerala, Southern India, and how Kunnath aims to break conventional stereotypes and reshape the cultural constructs of gender and beauty in the region.

Yoshitoshi. Master of the Moon at the Van Gogh Museum, until 4 January 2027. See why Yoshitoshi is regarded as the last great master and innovator of Japanese printmaking as his famous print series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon goes on display at the museum for the first time.

Yayoi Kusama: Retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum, until 17 January 2027. Mirror rooms, polka dots, and seven decades of fearless art in a major autumn headline. 

Hailun Ma at Foam, until 20 January 2027. See how fashion becomes a lens for social observation in Xinjiang, China. 

Nadav Kander: The Edge of Things at Foam, until 20 January 2027. See the threads that connect Kander’s work: a deep concern with the fragility of human existence, the passage of time, and the quiet intensity of everyday life.

Drawing! at the Rijksmuseum, 12 February 2027–23 May 2027. Drawing experienced a revolution in Northern Netherlands in around 1600. See how a group of artist friends brought the art of drawing to unexpected heights.

Eva Gonzalès: A New Perspective at the Van Gogh Museum, 12 February 2027–20 June 2027. Discover the art of French artist Eva Gonzalès in the first ever retrospective of her delicate paintings and pastels.

Chez Matisse at H’ART Museum, until 14 February 2027. This exhibition displays more than 30 paintings, sculptures and prints by Matisse, supplemented with work by contemporaries such as George Braque, Picasso, Sonia Delaunay and Le Corbusier.

art’beat at art’otel Amsterdam, year-round programme. Find rolling exhibitions, hands-on workshops, and activities celebrating the arts, culture, wellness, food, drink, and lifestyle.

From Vermeer to Van Gogh: Dutch Masters at Fabrique des Lumières, ongoing exhibition. A 34‑minute digital art show that moves from Vermeer calm to Rembrandt drama and Van Gogh heat.  

Reflecting Forward: Studio Irma x Moco Museum at Moco Museum, ongoing exhibition. Mirror rooms and light works that turn connection and colour into a walk‑through experience.